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Social Rehabilitation, Physical and Mental Capability and Inclusion (5 cr)

Code: SO00CA39-3003

General information


Enrollment

14.08.2025 - 04.09.2025

Timing

02.09.2025 - 16.12.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Sote

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Sosionomikoulutus

Teachers

  • Maija Leinonen
  • Veera Rinne

Groups

  • SOS23SKuu
    SOS23SKuu
  • SOS23SB
    SOS23SB
  • SOS23SA
    SOS23SA

Objective

The students will be familiar with the legislation governing and obliging social rehabilitation and its connection to social services.
They will know the possible benefits of social rehabilitation and employment to strengthen human functional capacity and inclusion.

They can plan, implement and develop social rehabilitation services in a multi-professional manner in social, health, rehabilitation and employment services and are able to document the process of rehabilitative work with clients.

The students will become familiar with the Green Care method as a reinforcer / enabler of social rehabilitation among people of different ages.

They will know the methods of social rehabilitation.

Other recommended studies: to be discussed with the study counsellor in the personal study plan review

Content

Rehabilitation, social rehabilitation and legislation, forms and actors of social rehabilitation, dialogue and resource orientation as part of social rehabilitation, Green Care (nature, animal and garden-based activities), methods of social rehabilitation, coordination of rehabilitation services, digital services in rehabilitation

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Further information

The course involves 135 hours of study.
10 hours lectures.
Contact teaching / practical training / simulations / project: contact teaching - introduction to Green Care activities approx. 10 h (activities and becoming familiar with the operational environment)
Outputs: to be announced by the course teacher
Literature: to be announced by the course teacher.
Assessment: 0-5